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A day of dancing, nutrition and blood tests — a North Philly organization is taking a holistic approach to preventing strokes
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Opioid Addiction Failure in Philadelphia
“A former city official who worked on the crisis under Jim Kenney takes the Mayor to task for his failure to solve the problem” From: The Citizen (Read more.)
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Free at-home COVID tests in Philadelphia: Where to go – On top of Philly news
The Philadelphia Health Department recommends testing before attending any holiday parties or gatherings, particularly if you might be around folks who are older or immunocompromised. Per the department’s guidance, you should stay home if you test positive OR feel sick with COVID-like symptoms. From: BillyPenn (Read more.)
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Philadelphia releases first urban agriculture plan
The 10-year roadmap aims to identify the policies, resources, and systems needed to “sustain and grow” agriculture in the city and build a more just food system. The plan takes an “anti-racist lens,” and is rooted in the understanding that the city’s Black, Indigenous, immigrant, and refugee communities have built and nurtured its agricultural traditions over generations. From: WHYY (Read more.)
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City health dept. seeks to make HIV testing available in pharmacies
As part of the local Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) initiative, the Philadelphia Department of Public Health is taking initiatives to make low-barrier HIV testing and linkage to care accessible in certain Philadelphia pharmacies. (Read more.)
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More women and people of color on university and hospital boards, report says, but few chair them
In 2019, a local nonprofit and university-based center released a report on the lack of women on university and hospital boards in the Philadelphia region. Three years later, there has been marked improvement in both female representation, as well as in people of color. From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
Community and Family
Mobile units in Philadelphia respond to mental health crises
Their mission is to diffuse a mental health crisis. They don’t have sirens or flashing lights. Unlike police, they don’t have handcuffs and guns. From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
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CHOP has a new mental health center in West Philly. Community members want providers to spend time outside its walls.
West Philadelphians concerned about the mental health effect of gun violence on their children are grateful for a new outpost that the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is opening in their neighborhood. But in a community forum Wednesday, some said they wanted providers to engage with their new neighbors outside the center as well. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)